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Amar Bolite Prabhu

Surrender & Saranagati

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2 versions
  1. HH Gour Govinda Swami more by this singer
  2. HG Saci Kumar Prabhu more by this singer

Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree. All glories to the devotee singers.

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Script
Text
1
`āmāra’ bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi
Word for word
‘āmāra’–‘mine’; balite–to consider; prabhu!–O Lord!; āra–another; kichhu– something; nāi–is not; tumi-i–You alone; āmāra–my; mātra–only; pitā– father; bandhu–friend; bhāi–brother
Translation

O Lord! Nothing else is to be considered ‘mine’. You alone are my father, my friend, and my brother.

2
Word for word
bandhu, dārā, suta, sutā—tava dāsī dās sei to’ sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās bandhu–friends; dārā–wife; suta–sons; sutā–daughters; tava–Your; dāsī– maidservants; dāsa–servants; sei–that; ta’–certainly; sambandhe–in relationship; sabe–with all; āmāra–my; prayāsa–endeavours
Translation

My friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. All my endeavours are based on that relationship.

3
Translation

dhana, jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra’ boliyā rakhā kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā dhana–wealth

Considering my wealth, relatives, and household to be ‘Yours’, only as Your servant do I maintain them.

4
Translation

tomāra kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra saṁsāre-vyaya koribo vahan tomāra–Your

In order to maintain what is Yours, I will earn money and bear the expenses of Your household.

5
Word for word
bhālo-manda nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra saṁsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī bhāla–good; manda–bad; nāhi–not; jāni–I know; sevā–service; mātra–only; kari–I do; tomāra–Your; saṁsāre–in the household; āmi–I; viṣaya–property; praharī–watchman
Translation

I do not know what is good or what is bad, I only serve. I am simply a guardian of the property within Your household.

6
Word for word
tomāra icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana, darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā tomāra–Your; ichchhāya–by the desire; mora–my; indriya–of the senses; chālanā–direction; śravaṇa–hearing; darśana–seeing; ghrāṇa–smelling; bhojana–eating; vāsanā–desires
Translation

I direct my senses—my desires for hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and so forth—in accordance with Your will.

7
Word for word
nija-sukha lāgi’ kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda bole, tava sukha-sār nija–own; sukha–happiness; lāgi’–for (the sake of); kichhu–something; nāhi–not; kari–I do; āra–more; bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod; bale–declares; tava–Your; sukha–happiness; sāra–the essence
Translation

I no longer endeavour for my own happiness. Bhakti Vinod understands, “Your satisfaction is the essence.”

Frequently asked

Who wrote Amar Bolite Prabhu?

Amar Bolite Prabhu was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Amar Bolite Prabhu?

O Lord! Nothing else is to be considered ‘mine’. You alone are my father, my friend, and my brother.

Where can I listen to Amar Bolite Prabhu?

You can listen to 2 recordings of Amar Bolite Prabhu on this page, including versions sung by HH Gour Govinda Swami, HG Saci Kumar Prabhu.

How many verses does Amar Bolite Prabhu have?

Amar Bolite Prabhu has 7 verses.

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